phonetic
vowels
Vowels are speech sounds produced without any significant obstruction of airflow in the vocal tract.
In English, the vowels are represented by the letters A, E, I, O, U, and sometimes Y (which can function as both a vowel and a consonant).
short_vowels
/æ/[cat /kæt/]
/ɛ/[bed /bɛd/]
/ɪ/[sit /sɪt/]
/ɒ/[hot /hɒt/ (UK)]
/ʌ/[cup /kʌp/]
/ʊ/[book /bʊk/]
long_vowels
/iː/[see /siː/]
/ɑː/[car /kɑː/ (UK)]
/ɔː/[saw /sɔː/]
/uː/[blue /bluː/]
/ɜː/[bird /bɜːd/ (UK)]
diphthongs
/eɪ/[day /deɪ/]
/aɪ/[my /maɪ/]
/ɔɪ/[boy /bɔɪ/]
/aʊ/[now /naʊ/]
/oʊ/[go /ɡoʊ/ (US)]
/ɪə/[here /hɪə/ (UK)]
/eə/[air /eə/ (UK)]
/ʊə/[tour /tʊə/ (UK)]